This is another gimmick like several other technologies and cosmetics that racquet companies have used for decades.. :|

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i'm just joking around with the techs in rackets these days. all company can make up anything and call it their new "tech". anyway, imho, would be a waste to get this racket. more like hanging in the wall or leave it in someone's storage locker for years.

i'm just joking around with the techs in rackets these days. all company can make up anything and call it their new "tech". anyway, imho, would be a waste to get this racket. more like hanging in the wall or leave it in someone's storage locker for years.

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First of all, I would never pay more than $100 for a racquet.

If I ever acquired this, I would sell it on the board here or the European racquet stringers forum.

Other auction sites take a significant percentage of the total sale and other hidden fees.

It's a special China-only limited edition release. Wilson Asia wanted to target rich Chinese and overseas-Chinese collectors. They wanted to market a racket that would be desired by the same (Asian) collectors who collect luxury watches or Hello Kitty toys. Rumour has it that a tennis-loving "Princeling" son of a high-ranking Party official bought 10 of these just to display on his wall.

The gold paint is actually 24ct gold flake. The black carbon frame is pure volcanic carbon sourced from the remote volcanic islands of Finland (Wilson is owned by Amer Sport, based in Finland)

I heard also that Babolat plan to introduce their own luxury version (in time for Shanghai Masters) in partnership with luxury goods giant LVMH, again, China-only. Rumour has it it will be an APD with gold-coated RPM Blast strings and a handle lined with rhino-horn powder for extra potency and power.

It's a special China-only limited edition release. Wilson Asia wanted to target rich Chinese and overseas-Chinese collectors. They wanted to market a racket that would be desired by the same (Asian) collectors who collect luxury watches or Hello Kitty toys. Rumour has it that a tennis-loving "Princeling" son of a high-ranking Party official bought 10 of these just to display on his wall.

The gold paint is actually 24ct gold flake. The black carbon frame is pure volcanic carbon sourced from the remote volcanic islands of Finland (Wilson is owned by Amer Sport, based in Finland)

I heard also that Babolat plan to introduce their own luxury version (in time for Shanghai Masters) in partnership with luxury goods giant LVMH, again, China-only. Rumour has it it will be an APD with gold-coated RPM Blast strings and a handle lined with rhino-horn powder for extra potency and power.

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In short...

These luxury racquets are useless for the remaining recreational and professional players.

It's a special China-only limited edition release. Wilson Asia wanted to target rich Chinese and overseas-Chinese collectors. They wanted to market a racket that would be desired by the same (Asian) collectors who collect luxury watches or Hello Kitty toys. Rumour has it that a tennis-loving "Princeling" son of a high-ranking Party official bought 10 of these just to display on his wall.

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You'd think that the rich collector would spend their money on some real signature racquets that can be purchased at auctions that come up time to time as opposed to buying something that is clearly an untested gimmick.... then again what would I know, I'm not a rich collector :-?

It's a special China-only limited edition release. Wilson Asia wanted to target rich Chinese and overseas-Chinese collectors. They wanted to market a racket that would be desired by the same (Asian) collectors who collect luxury watches or Hello Kitty toys. Rumour has it that a tennis-loving "Princeling" son of a high-ranking Party official bought 10 of these just to display on his wall.

The gold paint is actually 24ct gold flake. The black carbon frame is pure volcanic carbon sourced from the remote volcanic islands of Finland (Wilson is owned by Amer Sport, based in Finland)

I heard also that Babolat plan to introduce their own luxury version (in time for Shanghai Masters) in partnership with luxury goods giant LVMH, again, China-only. Rumour has it it will be an APD with gold-coated RPM Blast strings and a handle lined with rhino-horn powder for extra potency and power.

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:wink: I uhhh, was only kidding about what I wrote above, but I think the bolded sentences would be about right - I think Wilson just wanted to brazenly exploit that status-conscious Asian mindset.

:wink: I uhhh, was only kidding about what I wrote above, but I think the bolded sentences would be about right - I think Wilson just wanted to brazenly exploit that status-conscious Asian mindset.

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Wilson have always released a lot of limited editions and only targeted them at the Asian market, a couple that spring to mind are the Wilson Pro Staff 85 with Classic 6.1 paint job (Edberg Racquet) and the limited edition Wilson Hyper Pro Staff 85. Makes it very hard to get hold of after the fact unless you're willing to pay crazy money on that big auction site

Seems it is just a seller re-packaging whatever rackets they have and trying to market them as exclusive collectibles at inflated prices. They get a carrycase, fit some specially-cut foam padding and make it look real special. The rackets may be genuine but I don't think they are authorised "collectible/limited edition" offerings by the respective racket brands.

650dollar come with a can of balls, and a pack of synthetic gut.:shock:

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The frame is the one released in the US@ $350 list {AIR} . The case was added in the Russian version which was named differently. Also this can be strung with a solid bridge or thru the throat as a 115. There was Also a Platinum based on the Silver model.
I play with the short lived offshoot of the Speedport Blue currently. The US version came out less than a year before the EXO launch. The price dropped and so it went.
Wilson sold a gold flake Blade when the Williams sisters first switched.